Review by Nadine Forsberg -- Seven at Two Past Five
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Review by Nadine Forsberg -- Seven at Two Past Five
[Following is a volunteer review of "Seven at Two Past Five" by Tara Basi.]
4 out of 4 stars
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“Seven at Two Past Five” by Tara Basi is about a woman named Abi, who makes buttons for a living. She has never met anyone. She is faced day by day with the same ritual and that is quite alright with her. She loves her ritual and she loves button making even more. Soon all that changes for her when she stops having Terrors, which is a kind of nightmare she gets every night. Abi is then accused of deliberately not having the Terrors and is told to allow them to return or she wil suffer further judgement. She feels that it is unfair that she should be punished for not suffering and therefore decides to have an appeal. After these events Abi meets a few strange characters who accuse her of all sorts of bad things that are absurd.
In order for Abi to tell her side of the story she has to go through a crazy justice system that doesn’t make any sense. Even known she goes through a terrible course it isn’t all bad. These events actually set her on a path to discover who she really is. The question is, do things work out for Abi or does she suffer terrible consequences for not wanting the Terrors to return?
I really enjoyed this book. I loved all the crazy things that happened to Abi and how she was confronted with so many things that went against who she is and what she believes in. If I had to choose a favourite Character it would definitely be Zero. I just love how loyal he is to Abi even when she was sometimes rude to him. My least favourite character would be the priest as he accuses Abi of terrible things and comes forth to actually be a bad person.
The thing about this book that I liked the most would be the interesting characters. I have to say I also really loved the humour in this book. The thing I disliked most in this book would be when Abi rips Zero’s buttons from his Encounter gown. You can really see that Zero is hurt by what she did and she should know how he feels, because she also feels that her Encounter gown is somehow part of her and her identity.
I would rate this book 4 out of 4 stars, because I absolutely loved it, I couldn’t put it down! This book was edited properly; I only found three grammar errors. I would recommend this book to a person who like having their mind blown by hilarious people and events, because then this book was written especially for you. I would advise those who don’t like strange things to stay clear of this book.
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4 out of 4 stars
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“Seven at Two Past Five” by Tara Basi is about a woman named Abi, who makes buttons for a living. She has never met anyone. She is faced day by day with the same ritual and that is quite alright with her. She loves her ritual and she loves button making even more. Soon all that changes for her when she stops having Terrors, which is a kind of nightmare she gets every night. Abi is then accused of deliberately not having the Terrors and is told to allow them to return or she wil suffer further judgement. She feels that it is unfair that she should be punished for not suffering and therefore decides to have an appeal. After these events Abi meets a few strange characters who accuse her of all sorts of bad things that are absurd.
In order for Abi to tell her side of the story she has to go through a crazy justice system that doesn’t make any sense. Even known she goes through a terrible course it isn’t all bad. These events actually set her on a path to discover who she really is. The question is, do things work out for Abi or does she suffer terrible consequences for not wanting the Terrors to return?
I really enjoyed this book. I loved all the crazy things that happened to Abi and how she was confronted with so many things that went against who she is and what she believes in. If I had to choose a favourite Character it would definitely be Zero. I just love how loyal he is to Abi even when she was sometimes rude to him. My least favourite character would be the priest as he accuses Abi of terrible things and comes forth to actually be a bad person.
The thing about this book that I liked the most would be the interesting characters. I have to say I also really loved the humour in this book. The thing I disliked most in this book would be when Abi rips Zero’s buttons from his Encounter gown. You can really see that Zero is hurt by what she did and she should know how he feels, because she also feels that her Encounter gown is somehow part of her and her identity.
I would rate this book 4 out of 4 stars, because I absolutely loved it, I couldn’t put it down! This book was edited properly; I only found three grammar errors. I would recommend this book to a person who like having their mind blown by hilarious people and events, because then this book was written especially for you. I would advise those who don’t like strange things to stay clear of this book.
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